Bar accused of selling booze to Jane Doe in ‘Cornell 7’ alleged-gang-rape case fires back at lawsuit

The Ithaca bar accused of serving booze to the woman in the explosive “Cornell 7” case “to the point of visible intoxication” before she was allegedly gang-raped has denied giving her any alcohol.

The alleged victim claimed in a lawsuit she filed against Moonies Bar and Nightclub, Cornell University and seven frat brothers last month that she was served there during a sorority event despite being drunk from the numerous shots she’d taken earlier at her sorority.

Moonies Night Club is pictured in Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University has been the center of a growing scandal regarding an alleged sexual assault. Lone Pine Press for NY Post

Here’s the latest on the ‘Cornell 7’ frat probe:

• More than 1K protesters descend on Cornell, demand prez resign over alleged frat gang rape: ‘We are all Jane Doe’
• ‘Cornell 7’ frat bro claims he was too wasted to consent to sex with accuser — and that he’s the real victim: records, reports
• Lawyer for ‘Cornell 7’ defendant calls for Letitia James to step down from probe after Facebook post sparks ‘impartiality’ questions
• Cornell student who tipped off police to sick Cornell 7 chats rips response: ‘We all feel betrayed’
• ‘Cornell 7’ frat bro who informed pals they could ‘whip it out’ says accuser told him she was sober — and new video shows one being suspended

She also was 20, or a year below New York’s legal drinking age — and she has said her hand was even marked by the bar to indicate she was too young to consume alcohol.

Madelyn Smith, 20, a student at Cornell University, attends a rally at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Protestors gathered to demand change from Cornell’s administration after the handling of the Jane Doe sexual abuse allegations. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

But Moonies fired back at her claims in a court filing of its own, denying it served her any alcohol, much less  “sold or furnished alcoholic beverages to any visibly intoxicated person,” according to TMZ.

The woman has accused the seven fraternity members of being involved in a horrific attack that night in October 2024 in which she was drugged and raped by multiple men.